LNB 2 Round 9 (Regular Season): Arabe de Valp. beat Sergio Ceppi by three after a very close game

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The most exciting game of round 9 in the LNB 2 took place in Valparaiso. This derby game ended with only three-point defeat on the road of second-best Sergio Ceppi (7-3) to fourth ranked Arabe de Valp. (5-3) 84-81 on Saturday evening. Arabe de Valp. made 17-of-22 free shots (77.3 percent) during the game. They also forced 21 Sergio Ceppi turnovers. It was a good game for Argentinian forward Diego Maranesi (-1997) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 10 rebounds. Forward Nicolas Vargas contributed with 25 points for the winners. Power forward Boris Guerra (-1987) answered with 17 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists for Sergio Ceppi. Arabe de Valp. maintains fourth place with 5-3 record. Sergio Ceppi at the other side keeps the second position with three games lost. Arabe de Valp. are looking forward to face Municipal C. (#10) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Sergio Ceppi's supporters also look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Santiago Colo Colo.
Very important is a road loss of third ranked Stadio Italiano (7-4) against seventh ranked Luis Matte (5-4) on Saturday night. Visiting Stadio Italiano was defeated by Luis Matte in 62-51. Felipe Gonzalez (-1994) stepped up and scored 16 points and 7 rebounds for the winners and Luis Adrian chipped in 14 points and 4 assists. The best for the losing side was forward Francisco Ferrer with 10 points and 8 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Luis Matte moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Aleman. Stadio Italiano at the other side keeps the third position with four games lost. Luis Matte will play against Arturo Prat (#11) in San Felipe in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Stadio Italiano will have a break next round.
An interesting game for Stadio Italiano (7-4) which hosted in Santiago 4th placed Arabe de Valp. (5-3). Third ranked Stadio Italiano had an easy win 96-56. Ramiro Galvez nailed 23 points and 6 rebounds for the winning side. Diego Maranesi came up with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 11 rebounds for Arabe de Valp. in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Stadio Italiano maintains third place with 7-4 record having just two points less than leader Colo Colo. Loser Arabe de Valp. keeps the fourth position with three games lost. Stadio Italiano will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Arabe de Valp. will play against Municipal C. (#10) and hope to secure a win.

There were no big surprises in other games of round 9: Municipal C. lost to undefeated Colo Colo on the road 72-82. Boston College won against Arturo Prat on its own court 80-75. Truenos managed to outperform Brisas in Talca 61-59. Colo Colo managed to beat Aleman at home 95-83.
The most impressive performance of 9th round was 25 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists by Eduardo Marechal of Aleman.



Colo Colo - Municipal C. 82-72

No shocking result in a game when leader Colo Colo (10-0) beat 10th ranked Municipal C. (3-6) in Santiago 82-72 on Saturday. Colo Colo looked well-organized offensively handing out 25 assists. Cristian Urrutia (-1999) nailed 21 points and 4 assists for the winning side and guard Claudio Lavin accounted for 12 points and 5 assists. Colo Colo's coach Ernesto Menchaca used an eleven-player rotation and allowed the starting five to rest. Center Matias Villagran (199) came up with a double-double by scoring 17 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists and guard Benjamin Cabello (-1999) added 19 points and 7 assists respectively for Municipal C. in the defeat. Both teams had four players each who scored in double figures. Colo Colo have an impressive series of ten victories in a row. They maintain first place with 10-0 record. Loser Municipal C. keeps the tenth position with six games lost. Colo Colo's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Santiago to the arena Sergio Ceppi.
Top scorers:
Colo Colo: U.Cristian 21+2reb+4ast, L.Claudio 12+4reb+5ast, J.Schuler 11+2ast, D.Jenkins 10+6reb+1ast, J.Peters 9+6reb+3ast, F.Atala 8+3reb
Municipal C.: C.Benjamin 19+4reb+7ast, Y.Jose 18+7reb+3ast, M.Villagran 17+13reb+4ast, M.Javier 13, F.Garrido 3+6reb+2ast, F.Diego 2+1reb

Boston College - Arturo Prat 80-75

Rather expected game when bottom-ranked Arturo Prat (0-9) lost to ninth ranked Boston College (5-5) in Santiago 75-80 on Saturday. Boston College forced 27 Arturo Prat turnovers. Lucas Marquez (196-2003) nailed 23 points and 5 rebounds for the winning side and forward Vicente Schulz (-2002) accounted for 21 points and 8 rebounds. Boston College's coach Benjamin Gasc used a ten-player rotation in such tough game. Venezuelan Carlos Romero came up with 13 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists and Felix Rivas added 14 points and 10 rebounds respectively for Arturo Prat in the defeat. Five Arturo Prat players scored in double figures. Boston College moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Truenos. Loser Arturo Prat still closes the standings with nine games lost. They share the position with Brisas. Boston College's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Santiago to the arena Brisas.
Top scorers:
Boston College: M.Lucas 23+5reb+3ast, S.Vicente 21+8reb+1ast, I.Nicolas 10+4reb+1ast, C.Rodrigo 9+5reb+1ast, S.Fernandez 6+11reb+1ast, I.Pacheco 5+4reb+4ast
Arturo Prat: F.Erick 14+6reb+2ast, R.Felix 14+10reb+1ast, C.Romero 13+7reb+6ast, T.Gonzalez 13+7reb+4ast, P.Fred 10+6reb+1ast, C.Ubillo 7+2reb+1ast

Brisas - Truenos 59-61

Rather predictable result when ninth ranked Truenos (5-5) edged bottom-ranked Brisas (0-9) in Santiago 61-59 on Saturday. Truenos made 19-of-25 free shots (76.0 percent) during the game. Forward Alessandro Morales nailed 14 points and 5 rebounds for the winning side and forward Nick Morales (187-1985) accounted for 9 points and 10 rebounds. Luis Cutis (-1995) came up with a double-double by scoring 17 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists and forward Edisson Jofre (-2001) added 13 points and 5 rebounds respectively for Brisas in the defeat. Truenos have a solid series of four victories in a row. They moved-up to seventh place, which they share with Boston College. Loser Brisas still closes the standings with nine games lost. They share the position with Arturo Prat. Truenos will meet at home higher ranked Luis Matte (#6) in the next round and it will be quite challenging to get another victory. Brisas' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Santiago Boston College.
Top scorers:
Truenos: A.Ibanez 16+2reb+1ast, M.Alessandro 14+5reb+3ast, L.Agustin 9+2reb+2ast, N.Morales 9+10reb+2ast, S.Saez 5+5reb, M.Diego 5+1reb
Brisas: C.Luis 17+13reb+4ast, J.Edisson 13+5reb, C.Gerardo 9+2reb+1ast, C.Parraguirre 7+3reb+4ast, S.Roa 5+5reb+3ast, F.Oyarzun 4+3reb

Luis Matte - Stadio Italiano 62-51

Very important is a road loss of third ranked Stadio Italiano (7-4) against seventh ranked Luis Matte (5-4) on Saturday night. Visiting Stadio Italiano was defeated by Luis Matte in 62-51. Felipe Gonzalez (-1994) stepped up and scored 16 points and 7 rebounds for the winners and Venezuelan forward Luis Adrian chipped in 14 points and 4 assists. The best for the losing side was forward Francisco Ferrer with 10 points and 8 rebounds and swingman Francisco Pena (187) scored 8 points and 7 rebounds. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Luis Matte moved-up to fifth place, which they share with Aleman. Stadio Italiano at the other side keeps the third position with four games lost. Luis Matte will play against Arturo Prat (#11) in San Felipe in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Stadio Italiano will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
Luis Matte: F.Gonzalez 16+7reb+1ast, A.Luis 14+3reb+4ast, L.Cifuentes 6+7reb+2ast, F.Garrido 6+9reb+4ast, A.Guzman 5+2reb, D.Leonel 5+2reb+3ast
Stadio Italiano: F.Ferrer 10+8reb+1ast, F.Pena 8+7reb, S.Contreras 8+2reb+1ast, B.Cesar 7+3reb+2ast, R.Galvez 6+4reb+3ast, R.Gatica 5+3ast

Arabe de Valp. - Sergio Ceppi 84-81

The most exciting game of round 9 in the LNB 2 took place in Valparaiso. This derby game ended with only three-point defeat on the road of second-best Sergio Ceppi (7-3) to fourth ranked Arabe de Valp. (5-3) 84-81 on Saturday evening. Arabe de Valp. made 17-of-22 free shots (77.3 percent) during the game. They also forced 21 Sergio Ceppi turnovers. It was a good game for Argentinian forward Diego Maranesi (-1997) who led his team to a victory with a double-double by scoring 18 points and 10 rebounds. Forward Nicolas Vargas contributed with 25 points for the winners. Four Arabe de Valp. players scored in double figures. Power forward Boris Guerra (-1987) answered with 17 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists and the former international forward Fabian Aguilera added 20 points and 5 assists in the effort for Sergio Ceppi. Arabe de Valp. maintains fourth place with 5-3 record. Sergio Ceppi at the other side keeps the second position with three games lost. Arabe de Valp. are looking forward to face Municipal C. (#10) in the next round which should be theoretically an easy game. Sergio Ceppi's supporters also look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will face at home their local rival from Santiago Colo Colo.
Top scorers:
Arabe de Valp.: V.Nicolas 25+2reb, D.Maranesi 18+10reb+3ast, F.Manuel 14+1reb+3ast, C.Aranda 10+8reb+4ast, J.Ricardo 5+6reb+2ast, A.Marcelo 4+2reb
Sergio Ceppi: F.Aguilera 20+3reb+5ast, G.Gabriel 18+7reb+1ast, B.Guerra 17+6reb+6ast, F.Camilo 10+1reb+1ast, M.Luis 8+11reb+1ast, E.Donoso 6+5reb

Stadio Italiano - Arabe de Valp. 96-56

An interesting game for Stadio Italiano (7-4) which hosted in Santiago 4th placed Arabe de Valp. (5-3). Third ranked Stadio Italiano had an easy win 96-56. Stadio Italiano forced 21 Arabe de Valp. turnovers. They shot the lights out from three sinking 18 long-distance shots on high 64.3 percentage. The former international Ramiro Galvez nailed 23 points and 6 rebounds for the winning side and guard Cesar Belmar accounted for 9 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Argentinian forward Diego Maranesi (-1997) came up with a double-double by scoring 17 points and 11 rebounds and forward Nicolas Vargas added 15 points respectively for Arabe de Valp. in the defeat. The winner was already known earlier in the game, so both coaches allowed to play the bench players saving starting five for next games. Stadio Italiano maintains third place with 7-4 record having just two points less than leader Colo Colo. Loser Arabe de Valp. keeps the fourth position with three games lost. Stadio Italiano will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Arabe de Valp. will play against Municipal C. (#10) and hope to secure a win.
Top scorers:
Stadio Italiano: R.Galvez 23+6reb+1ast, B.Sebastian 17+1ast, B.Cesar 9+6reb+5ast, A.Simon 8+1ast, S.Reinoso 8+5reb+3ast, F.Pena 7+2reb
Arabe de Valp.: D.Maranesi 17+11reb+3ast, V.Nicolas 15+3reb, G.Diego 8+1reb, A.Marcelo 7+3reb+1ast, B.Palacios 4+1reb+1ast, F.Manuel 3+4reb+2ast

Colo Colo - Aleman 95-83

Not a big story in a game when 5th ranked Aleman (5-4) lost to leader Colo Colo (10-0) in Santiago 83-95 on Sunday. It was a great shooting night for Colo Colo especially from behind the arc, where they had solid 55.0 percentage. They looked well-organized offensively handing out 24 assists. Point guard Diego Valenzuela (185-1994) nailed 18 points and 8 rebounds (went 7 for 7 at the free throw line) for the winning side and Cristian Urrutia (-1999) accounted for 14 points and 4 assists. Five Colo Colo players scored in double figures. The former international Eduardo Marechal (186-1985) came up with 25 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists and center Sebastian Pereira (203-2005) added 18 points and 6 rebounds respectively for Aleman in the defeat. Both coaches tested many bench players and allowed the starting five to rest. Colo Colo have an impressive series of ten victories in a row. They maintain first place with 10-0 record. Loser Aleman keeps the fifth position with four games lost. They share it with Luis Matte. Colo Colo's supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in Santiago to the arena Sergio Ceppi.
Top scorers:
Colo Colo: D.Valenzuela 18+8reb+1ast, U.Cristian 14+1reb+4ast, D.Jenkins 14+2reb, J.Peters 13+5ast, M.Lopez 12+3reb+1ast, J.Schuler 11+5reb+1ast
Aleman: E.Marechal 25+5reb+4ast, P.Sebastian 18+6reb+1ast, B.Gabriel 10+9reb+1ast, D.Velasquez 9+1reb+4ast, C.Roman 6+1reb+2ast, C.Rafael 6+4reb